Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—R

Running

Quite out of the running. Quite out of court, not worthy of consideration. A horse which has been “scratched” is quite out of the running. (See Scratched.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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